Lenovo ThinkShield Supply Chain Assurance

Additional Info

CompanyLenovo
Websitehttps://www.lenovo.com/thinkshield
Company size (employees)10,000 or more
Headquarters RegionNorth America
Type of solutionHybrid

Overview

ThinkShield Supply Chain Assurance, targets the enterprise market, especially sectors with stringent security needs like finance, healthcare, and government. It addresses threats such as component tampering, counterfeit parts, malware, unauthorized modifications, ransomware, security breaches, intellectual property theft, and non-compliance with regulations. In our interconnected digital age, supply chain attacks are a critical concern. They can lead to significant data breaches and disrupt business operations. Generally, supply chain attacks on information systems begin with an advanced persistent threat (APT) that determines a member of the supply network with the weakest cybersecurity to affect the target organization. This solution’s automated verification ensures device integrity from manufacturing to deployment, providing essential transparency and maintaining trust and compliance in a complex ecosystem where traditional security measures may fall short. It’s a proactive approach to safeguarding against evolving threats that exploit supply chain vulnerabilities, which is crucial for protecting sensitive data and ensuring operational continuity.

Key Capabilities / Features

ThinkShield Supply Chain Assurance helps protect customers investment:
• Collects component information on the factory floor.
• Secures platform and component data in the cloud.
• Provides documentation on the Intel TSC web portal.
• Verifies on the first boot that everything matches the information captured on the factory floor.
• Reveals any component changes or tampering efforts.
The Build Assure solution powered by Intel TSC includes a one-time manufacturing-level authentication at initial deployment. When you receive your system from Lenovo, the Auto Verify tool establishes device integrity by matching what you received with the original order description. This automated process verifies that components are accurate and untampered with during transit or deployment to end-users.


How we are different

Lenovo ThinkShield Supply Chain Assurance integrates Lenovo's security measures into the transport and delivery cycle, implementing a documented, auditable supply chain security program. This program facilitates the traceability of purchases at both the component and system levels. Through a trusted supplier program, suppliers are required to adhere to Lenovo's rigorous manufacturing standards and undergo compliance and security assessments. Additionally, an auto-verify tool detects certain system changes from manufacturing to the first boot.


A signed platform certificate, linked to a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on the device's motherboard.
"As-built" data reports providing users with information on key system components, including manufacturer, part number, batch number, and distributor.
A statement of conformance, signed by Intel, ensuring the authenticity of the systems.
With these services from Lenovo ThinkShield and Intel, companies can safeguard their devices throughout transport and delivery, mitigate the risk of tampering in the supply chain, reduce the likelihood of receiving counterfeit electronic parts, and maintain the security of company data."


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